WH Smiths: impact on magazine industry?

Chat away, Classic Porsche related or otherwise

Moderators: hot66, Miggs, 58A - 71E, impmad2000, drummerboytom, Barry, Helen, Viv_Surby, Derek, KS, abm914, Mike Usiskin

Post Reply
911hillclimber
Nurse, I think I need some assistance
Posts: 20708
Joined: Mon Mar 10, 2008 6:26 pm
Location: West Midlands

WH Smiths: impact on magazine industry?

Post by 911hillclimber »

With Smith's closing the high street stores, where will the more obscure magazines and papers find an outlet?

The massive range of magazines in even the small local smiths is vast, so spontaneous purchasers (ie me) will not find a choice soon.
73T 911 Coupe, road/hillclimber 3.2L
Lola t 492 / 3.2 hillclimb racer
Boxster 987 Gen II 2.9
jwhillracer
Me and DDK sitting in a tree! KISSING
Posts: 2905
Joined: Fri Apr 18, 2008 5:58 pm
Location: Sunny Somerset, just above the water....

Re: WH Smiths: impact on magazine industry?

Post by jwhillracer »

Speak to Bootsy and KS, they seem to have no trouble obtaining their obscure magazines……………

JW
Life's a single timed run with no practice....
1963 Porsche 109 Junior
1970 914/6 2.4E/Webers
1970 VW Beetle project
1972 911 Hillclimber part of the family for 40 years!
2006 Hymer Merc Starline 630
2000 T4 Van LPG
2000 Golf V5 Estate GT
User avatar
KS
Nurse, I think I need some assistance
Posts: 15775
Joined: Fri May 07, 2004 3:12 pm
Location: Cornwall

Re: WH Smiths: impact on magazine industry?

Post by KS »

jwhillracer wrote: Sat Feb 01, 2025 11:53 am Speak to Bootsy and KS, they seem to have no trouble obtaining their obscure magazines……………

JW
:lol:
Keith Seume
Follow on Instagram @orange914
My YouTube channel
stichill99
DDK addict
Posts: 117
Joined: Tue May 31, 2011 9:20 pm

Re: WH Smiths: impact on magazine industry?

Post by stichill99 »

It will be a big miss! It is the only shop in our local town that carries such a vast array of magazines. Being a magazine addict it is good to browse and I have often bought random issues of various mags. I tend to subscribe to 911 and Porsche World/classic porsche but the rest are usually random purchases. I do often wonder who buys some of the multitude of mags but we all have different interests!
User avatar
Bootsy
Site admin and the Boss
Posts: 25730
Joined: Sat Nov 08, 2003 6:09 pm
Location: Norwich
Contact:

Re: WH Smiths: impact on magazine industry?

Post by Bootsy »

stichill99 wrote: Sat Feb 01, 2025 7:07 pm we all have different interests!
Glad to see this thread got back to Uncle Keith again - he certainly does have different interests. I’m amazed how he comes up with some of his fetishes - quite the imagination
1972 911T | 1994 993 Carrera | 1999 986 Boxster |

Vintage Heuer, Omega, Zenith and other vintage watches - http://www.heuerheritage.co.uk
User avatar
KS
Nurse, I think I need some assistance
Posts: 15775
Joined: Fri May 07, 2004 3:12 pm
Location: Cornwall

Re: WH Smiths: impact on magazine industry?

Post by KS »

:lol:
Keith Seume
Follow on Instagram @orange914
My YouTube channel
middlefour1
DDK rules my life!
Posts: 1138
Joined: Thu Nov 20, 2003 8:14 am
Location: Northamptonshire...but only just!!

Re: WH Smiths: impact on magazine industry?

Post by middlefour1 »

I see the owner of HMV is interested in buying some/all of the stores.
Steve
1970 Silver 914 - Gone but never forgotten........
#1200
Post Reply